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A Buzzard in Holsworthy Devon has been attacking local
cyclists including a 65 year old gent who received a 4" gash
to his head. Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on
their helmets!
MartinM wrote:
> Holsworthy Devon
That's where we're going for our summer holiday!
> Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on their
> helmets!
Or carry an airgun.
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:04:07 +0100, "Simonb"
<sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote:
>MartinM wrote:
>
>> Holsworthy Devon
>
>That's where we're going for our summer holiday!
>
>> Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on their
>> helmets!
>
>Or carry an airgun.
That won't do you any good. You won't see it coming. And if
you can hit a swooping buzzard with an air gun while riding
a bike I will be most impressed. :-)
--
Dave...
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain
"Simonb" <sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40c96778$0$58819$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> MartinM wrote:
>
> > Holsworthy Devon
>
> That's where we're going for our summer holiday!
>
> > Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on their
> > helmets!
>
> Or carry an airgun.
Please don't joke about shooting raptors, unless you
actually think plagues of rodents are a good thing.
--
Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen
But how would the buzzard see down their shorts?
Originally posted by Martinm
Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on
their helmets!
MartinM wrote:
> A Buzzard in Holsworthy Devon has been attacking local
> cyclists including a 65 year old gent who received a 4"
> gash to his head. Cyclists have been advised to paint two
> eyes on their helmets!
Obviously painting eyes on the top of any other form of hat
has been tested and proven to be less effective...
--
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Mark South wrote:
> "Simonb" <sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk>
> wrote in message
> news:40c96778$0$58819$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
>> MartinM wrote:
>>
>>> Holsworthy Devon
>>
>> That's where we're going for our summer holiday!
>>
>>> Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on their
>>> helmets!
>>
>> Or carry an airgun.
>
> Please don't joke about shooting raptors, unless you
> actually think plagues of rodents are a good thing.
But birds are just rodents with wings.
Mark South wrote:
> Please don't joke about shooting raptors, unless you
> actually think plagues of rodents are a good thing.
Do buzzards really count as raptors? I thought they were
just crows with good PR.
James
Simonb wrote:
>
>
> But birds are just rodents with wings.
>
>
Ah - but Raptors are very good at killing Squirrels, so you
should be nice to them.
Not sure about Buzzards, but I've been "buzzed" by Barn Owls
a couple of times recently.
We do have some excellent birds in this country; both
feathered and non-feathered varieties...
--
Chris
mae <still_the_same_me@hotmail.com> wedi ysgrifennu:
> Mark South wrote:
>
>
>> Please don't joke about shooting raptors, unless you
>> actually think plagues of rodents are a good thing.
>
> Do buzzards really count as raptors? I thought they were
> just crows with good PR.
>
> James
http://www.rspb.org/birds/guide/b/buzzard/index.asp
Buzzard Buteo buteo AKA: Common buzzard The commonest UK
bird of prey, it is quite large with broad, rounded wings,
and a short neck and tail.
--
Rob
Please keep conversations in the newsgroup so that all may
contribute and benefit.
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:09:20 +0100, Succorso <chris@ivy-house.net> wrote:
> Simonb wrote:
>> But birds are just rodents with wings.
>>
>
> Ah - but Raptors are very good at killing Squirrels, so
> you should be nice to them.
>
> Not sure about Buzzards, but I've been "buzzed" by Barn
> Owls a couple of times recently.
I regularly get buzzed by curlews and lapwings. It can be
quite nice having a lapwing wheeling through the air trying
to draw me down the road and away from its chicks.
Colin
FranklynMint wrote:
> Martinm wrote:
> > Cyclists have been advised to paint two eyes on their
> > helmets!
>
> But how would the buzzard see down their shorts?
That's easy! Buzzards don't wear shorts.
mae <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wedi ysgrifennu:
> MartinM wrote:
>
>> A Buzzard in Holsworthy Devon has been attacking local
>> cyclists including a 65 year old gent who received a 4"
>> gash to his head. Cyclists have been advised to paint two
>> eyes on their helmets!
>
> Obviously painting eyes on the top of any other form of
> hat has been tested and proven to be less effective...
Just back from my lunchtime ride. Two Buzzards, a Red Kite
and an RAF Tornado, none of which thought I was worth
attacking. Must have been my ancient GAN team cap.
--
Rob
Please keep conversations in the newsgroup so that all may
contribute and benefit.
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:15:56 GMT someone who may be Dave Kahn
<dkahn400@yahoo.co.uk> wrote this:-
>>Or carry an airgun.
>
>That won't do you any good. You won't see it coming. And if
>you can hit a swooping buzzard with an air gun while riding
>a bike I will be most impressed. :-)
A small net, arranged above the head. Then the bird can be
cooked for tea.
--
David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number
F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK
government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:32:14 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:
>MartinM wrote:
>
>> A Buzzard in Holsworthy Devon has been attacking local
>> cyclists including a 65 year old gent who received a 4"
>> gash to his head. Cyclists have been advised to paint two
>> eyes on their helmets!
>
>Obviously painting eyes on the top of any other form of hat
>has been tested and proven to be less effective...
Really you just need eyes in the back of your head.
--
Dave...
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:07:03 +0100, David Hansen
<SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:15:56 GMT someone who may be Dave
>Kahn <dkahn400@yahoo.co.uk> wrote this:-
>
>>>Or carry an airgun.
>>
>>That won't do you any good. You won't see it coming. And
>>if you can hit a swooping buzzard with an air gun while
>>riding a bike I will be most impressed. :-)
>
>A small net, arranged above the head. Then the bird can be
>cooked for tea.
Also useful at the end of the ride if you want to draw a
veil over your performance.
--
Dave...
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<2itg1eFr8a7pU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> MartinM wrote:
>
> > A Buzzard in Holsworthy Devon has been attacking local
> > cyclists including a 65 year old gent who received a 4"
> > gash to his head. Cyclists have been advised to paint
> > two eyes on their helmets!
>
> Obviously painting eyes on the top of any other form of
> hat has been tested and proven to be less effective...
Of course some of us would be able to apply the eyes
directly to bald pate ;-)
"James Annan" <still_the_same_me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40c99890$0$1008$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp...
> Mark South wrote:
>
> > Please don't joke about shooting raptors, unless you
> > actually think plagues
of
> > rodents are a good thing.
>
> Do buzzards really count as raptors? I thought they were
> just crows with good PR.
This is just great: let's lose the image of cycling as an
ecologically friendly activity, shall we? After all, our
support is so overwhelming across the population that we
can afford to alienate a bunch of the public whenever we
feel like....
--
Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen
Mark South wrote:
> This is just great: let's lose the image of cycling as an
> ecologically friendly activity, shall we? After all, our
> support is so overwhelming across the population that we
> can afford to alienate a bunch of the public whenever we
> feel like....
This is between us and the faux-eagles, I know where my
loyalties lie.
Robert Bruce wrote:
>
> http://www.rspb.org/birds/guide/b/buzzard/index.asp
>
> Buzzard Buteo buteo AKA: Common buzzard The commonest UK
> bird of prey, it is quite large with broad, rounded wings,
> and a short neck and tail.
Well I knew that, but was under the (apparently mistaken)
that their diet was mainly carrion. (In fact it appears that
their diet _was_ largely carrion a few decades back due to
myxomatosis cutting rabbit numbers.) Of course I'm not
really suggesting shooting them, but they are hardly in
short supply!
James
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